RESEARCH
"Healing Touch Research has been conducted in a wide variety of settings and with a number of different problems and situations, including:
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Cancer
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Cardio-vascular disease
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Death and dying
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Endocrine/Immune function
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Pain
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Patient satisfaction and experience
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Psychotherapy/Psychology
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Post-operative recovery
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Stress
These studies demonstrate that there is support in favor of considering Healing Touch for providing integrative care and that many patients assess it highly. Healing Touch research has been supported and/or funded by hospitals, universities, colleges, professional organizations, private foundations, and the National Institutes of Health, Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine."
Source: www.healingtouchprogram.com
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To visit the research page of the Healing Touch Program website, click below.
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Bibliography of Research Articles
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I have a document with a collection of research abstracts, including most of the ones in this reference list. Please email me if you would like a copy of that document.
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Anderson, J. G., Suchicital, L., Lang, M., Kukic, A., Mangione, L., Swengros, D., … Friesen, M. A. (2015). The effects of Healing Touch on pain, nausea, and anxiety following bariatric surgery: a pilot study. Explore, 11(3), 208–16.
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Beard, C., Stason, W.B., Wang, Q., Manola, J., Dean-Clower, E., Dusek, J.A., … Benson, H. (2011). Effects of complementary therapies on clinical outcomes in patients being treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Cancer, 117(1), 96-102.
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Cook, C.A.L., Guerrerio, J.F., & Slater, V.E. (2004). Healing Touch and quality of life in women receiving radiation treatment for cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 10(3), 24-41.
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Danhauer, S. C., Tooze, J. A., Holder, P., Miller, C., & Jesse, M. T. (2008). Healing Touch as a supportive intervention for adult acute leukemia patients: a pilot investigation of effects on distress and symptoms. Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology. 6(3), 89–97.
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DiNucci, E. M. (2005). Energy healing: a complementary treatment for orthopaedic and other conditions. Orthopedic Nursing, 24(4), 259–69.
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Dowd, T., Kolcaba, K., Steiner, R., & Fashinpaur, D. (2007). Comparison of a Healing Touch, coaching, and a combined intervention on comfort and stress in younger college students. Holistic Nursing Practice, 21(4), 194-202.
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Foley, M. K., Anderson, J., Mallea, L., Morrison, K., & Downey, M. (2015). Effects of Healing Touch on postsurgical adult outpatients. Journal of Holistic Nursing, [epub ahead of print].
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Goldberg, D. R., Wardell, D. W., Kilgarriff, N., Williams, B., Eichler, D., & Thomlinson, P. (2016). An initial study using Healing Touch for women undergoing a breast biopsy. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 34(2), 123–34.
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Hardwick, M. E., Pulido, P. A., & Adelson, W. S. (2012). Nursing intervention using Healing Touch in bilateral total knee arthroplasty. Orthopedic Nursing, 31(1), 5–11.
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Hart, L. K., Freel, M. I., Haylock, P. J., & Lutgendorf, S. K. (2011). The use of Healing Touch in integrative oncology. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 15(5), 519–25.
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Jain, S., McMahon, G. F., Hasen, P., Kozub, M. P., Porter, V., King, R., & Guarneri, E. M. (2012). Healing Touch with guided imagery for PTSD in returning active duty military: a randomized controlled trial. Military Medicine, 177(9), 1015–21.
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Kemper, K. J., Fletcher, N. B., Hamilton, C. A., & Mclean, T. W. (2009). Impact of Healing Touch on pediatric oncology outpatients: pilot study. Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology, 7(1), 12–18.
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Krucoff, M., Crater, S., Green, C., Mass, A., Seskevich, J., Loeffler, K., … Koenig, H. (2001) integrative noetic therapies as adjuncts to percutaneous intervention during unstable coronary syndromes: monitoring and actualization of noetic training (MANTRA) feasibility pilot. American Heart Journal, 142, 760-7.
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Krucoff, M.W., Crater, S., Gallup, D., Blankenship, J., Cuffe, M., Guarneri, M., … Lee, K. (2005). Music, imagery, touch, and prayer as adjuncts to interventional cardiac care: The monitoring and actualization of noetic trainings (MANTRA) II randomized study. Lancet, 366, 211-17.
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Lu, D. F., Hart, L. K., Lutgendorf, S. K., & Perkhounkova, Y. (2013). The effect of Healing Touch on the pain and mobility of persons with osteoarthritis: a feasibility study. Geriatric Nursing, 34(4), 314–22.
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Lu, D. F., Hart, L. K., Lutgendorf, S. K., Oh, H., & Silverman, M. (2016 May-June). Effects of Healing Touch and relaxation therapy on adult patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant: a feasibility pilot study. Cancer Nursing, 39(3).
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Maville, J. A., Bowen, J. E., & Benham, G. (2008). Effect of Healing Touch on stress perception and biological correlates. Holistic Nursing Practice, 22(2), 103–10.
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MacIntyre B., Hamilton J., Fricke T., Ma W., Mehle S., Michel M. (2008). The efficacy of Healing Touch in coronary artery bypass surgery recovery: a randomized clinical trial. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 14(4), 24-32.
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Post-White, J., Kinney, M. E., Savik, K., Gau, J. B., Wilcox, C., & Lerner, I. (2003). Therapeutic massage and Healing Touch improve symptoms in cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2(4), 332–44.
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Seskevich, J.E., Crater, S.W., Lane, JD, & Krucof, M.W. (2004). Beneficial effects of noetic therapies on mood before percutaneous intervention for unstable coronary syndromes. Nursing Research, 53(2), 116-21.
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Swengros, D., Herbst, A.M., Friesen, M.A., mangione, L., & Anderson, J.G. (2014). Promoting caring-healing relationships: bringing Healing Touch to the bedside in a multihospital health system. Holistic Nursing Practice, 28(6), 370-5.
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Tang, R., Tegeler, C., Larrimore, D., Cowgill, S., & Kemper, K. J. (2010). Improving the well-being of nursing leaders through Healing Touch training. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 16(8), 837–41.
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Taylor, B. (2001). The effects of Healing Touch on the coping ability, self-esteem and general health of undergraduate nursing students. Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery, February, 34-42.
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Thomas, L. S., Stephenson, N., Swanson, M., Jesse, D. E., & Brown, S. (2013). A pilot study: the effect of Healing Touch on anxiety, stress, pain, pain medication usage, and physiological measures in hospitalized sickle cell disease adults experiencing a vaso-occlusive pain episode. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 31(4), 234–47.
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Wang, K. L., & Hermann, C. (2006). Pilot study to test the effectiveness of Healing Touch on agitation in people with dementia. Geriatric Nursing, 27(1), 34–40.
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Wardell, D. (2001). Spirituality of Healing Touch participants. The Journal of Holistic Nursing, 19(1), 71-86.
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Wardell, D. W., Decker, S. A., & Engebretson, J. C. (2012). Healing Touch for older adults with persistent pain. Holistic Nursing Practice, 26(4), 194–202.
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Wilkinson, D. S., Knox, P. L., Chatman, J. E., Johnson, T. L., Barbour, N., & Reel, A. (2001). The clinical effectiveness of Healing Touch. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 8(1), 33–47.
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Wong, J., Ghiasuddin, A., Kimata, C., Patelesio, B., & Siu, A. (2013). The impact of Healing Touch on pediatric oncology patients. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 12(1), 25–30.
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Ziembroski, J., Gilbert, N., Bossarte, R., & Guldberg, G (2003). Healing Touch and hospice care: examining outcomes at the end of life. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 9(3), 146-151.
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